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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1910
Page
4
The fragment lists financial figures and unit prices with abbreviations, indicating an itemized column in a local Bath publication. No clear event or names are readable enough to identify a specific news item.
In Bath and Sagadahoc County a local booster lauds Hon. John P. Swasey for securing appropriations that enlarged the Bath government building. The project, now near bids, costs about $55,000 and is praised for avoiding an eyesore wing. Swasey’s quiet work helped guarantee the extra $20,000 from Congress. The piece urges voters to reelect him next Monday as Maine leans Republican in the statewide elections.
Tuesday night the John Williams house at Foster's Point burned completely. The brick dwelling, long a town landmark, was occupied this summer by Elmer Annie and Belle Williams who had left for the winter. Firefighters, led by A. G. Fisher, could not save the structure which may have caught from a chimney and was likely smoldering for some time. The building was insured.
Cleveland Davis at George Shaw's Portland is home on vacation as 62 people depart by boat with 30 trunks and many suitcases, the largest single departure on record. Various island residents and visitors leave Malden Island and Ward's Island cottages, with multiple families and guests mentioned among summer farewells and homeward plans.
The woolwich area reports a cool August with the first frosts already felt. Acorns drop from trees as squirrels hurry to store for winter, signaling an earlier autumn. Miss M. A. Snipe of Arrowsic visited Nequasset friends during Maine’s short summer.
A campaign piece urges voting for a Democrat who denounces tariffs but avoids naming a specific local industry for further cuts. Supporters say free trade will close mills and advocate electing Democrats to oppose subsidies for ships and Navy appropriations. The message hints at replacing incumbent Senators and targets Maine voters with nationalist economic stakes.
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